Cropped til I dropped!

Yesterday, Saturday I went to a Close to my Heart party at a friend's house. Afterward we stayed and scrapped. Now usually when I attend this sort of thing I do more talking than scrapping. Don't we all?? But yesterday, I found a groove and just stayed there for 12 hours!!! I scrapped from 11am to 11pm! I managed to get 5 pages done, 3 single pages and a double!!! This brings my total for the year to 60 personal layouts completed for the year! Last year I only had 75 total so I am closing in fast!!!

So ya wanna see what I got done? Well I'll show ya anyway!! :)

Rock On!
Paper and Titile are My Mind's Eye, Abbey Road
Stamps are Close to my Heart
Magic Memories
Paper is Cordenations and Sandylion
Felt Boarder is Queen and Co.
Santa Monica
Papers are Close to my Heart and Cosmo Cricket
Bubble back ground was cut from Graphically Speaking
'santa monica' was cut from Life's a Beach
This is Life
Papers are Close to my Heart and We are Memory Keepers
Flowers Unknown
Button Basic Grey
'This is Life' was cut from the Graphically Speaking
Hope to have some new cut files for you all shortly....it's been busy around here lately!
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Stress Reliever

Some people read, some watch a movie. Some people run or play a sport. For me, the best way to rid myself of stress is to scrap. I just get lost in the porject that I am working on. Sure scrapping has it's own stresses. But to not have to think about bills, or doctor's appointments, or an arguement you had earlier that day is great.

I also think that scrapping the topic you are stressed about can help. For example: I just moved 2000 miles away from my family. Again. I am feeling a little "home sick." So I went at grabbed some pics of my family and sat down to scrap them. I felt so good while I was creating, because I was thinking of my family the whole time. Sometimes I will scrap me and my husband after an arguement. It makes me reflect on the reasons that we are together.

Anyone who has kids over the age of two, knows how stressful toddlers can be. Take some time to scrap a happy moment, and for a little while anyway the stress will disappear.

Nothing is worth more than this day.

Pink Hula Hoops